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09-16-2009, 05:48 AM
The Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Disease Control is seeking data collection in order to revise The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). Public health agencies do not know much more about the problem than the numbers and the sex, race, and age of the victims, all information obtainable from the standard death certificate. Death certificates, however, carry no information about key facts necessary for prevention such as the relationship of the victim and suspect and the circumstances of the deaths, thereby making it impossible to discern anything but the gross contours of the problem. CDC therefore proposes to continue a state-based surveillance system for violent deaths that will provide more detailed and timely information. Ultimately, this information will guide states in designing programs that reduce multiple forms of violence.
For more information:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-22141.htm
For more information:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-22141.htm